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Marilyn Manson - Born Villain
It’s been a time of mixed fortunes for the God of F**k, with a changing cast of misfit musicians joining and leaving the group in recent years. This has taken its toll on the archetypal high gain Manson sound, which has become more subdued. Opener ‘Hey, Cruel World…
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless/Isn’t Anything
Of the great alternative bands of the late 80s and early 90s, the number that originated in Britain is hopelessly small. In itself this made Ireland’s My Bloody Valentine unique. What made them so special though was that the quality of their music saw them impact on both si…
Jack White - Blunderbuss
Despite a seemingly omnipresence in the realms of cool and dazzling array of side projects where he is invariably the star, Jack White’s solo material has been up to now a comparably minute amount of work. Other than couple of songs here and there for film soundtracks, the …
Ane Brun - It all starts with one
It a great time to be a woman musician…I’d imagine. A wave of female talent, from Adele to Florence and the Machine, has blazed a trail of international success seemingly limited only by the time they require to eat and sleep. At the same time, attitudes and shows suc…
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